"Even i f y o u trust directly in the rightness of reality this very moment, already you are called a dullard; how much the more if you cannot trust directly— what are you good for then? If you directly trust the rightness of reality, why are you called a dullard? When have you been coming and going all this time? You should know you’ve lost one part; then you see that what you had hitherto not comprehended turns out to be a view that has no relevance to you. As I observe the ancients since time immemorial, there were those who attained enlightenment from (confusion; all of their statements are teachings on attaining enlightenment from confusion. Then there were those who came to understand confusion after becoming enlightened; all of their statements are teachings on understanding confusion after becoming enlightened. Then again, were were those for whom there is neither confusion nor enlightenment; all o f their statements are teachings on freedom from both confusion and enlightenment. Next, those who attained enlightenment outside of confusion were also very numerous, so they are not worth talking about. How much less worthwhile^fre those who neither know enlightenment nor understand confusion! These latter are, properly speaking, merely ordinary mortals. "-Foyen, Waking Up In The Present (Translated by Thomas Cleary)
Needless to say, I am confused.
Submitted May 19, 2020 at 01:19AM by bigjungus11 https://ift.tt/3686DIm
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